Revisiting Belfast: violence has once again broken out in Northern Ireland

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Over the past week, violence has once again broken out in Northern Ireland. During one skirmish in Belfast last Wednesday, rioters threw Molotov cocktails, several police officers were injured, and a double decker bus was hijacked and burnt to the ground. It was the latest flare-up in long-simmering tensions between Catholic nationalists — who are calling for a united Ireland — and Protestant loyalists and unionists, who remain dedicated to union with the U.K.

To get some context on the latest developments, I’m joined this episode by my colleague Don Duncan, who’s a journalist and a lecturer at Queen’s University in Belfast.

https://radiopublic.com/far-from-home-WznAYN/s1!89e1d

Period12 Apr 2021

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  • TitleRevisiting Belfast: violence has once again broken out in Northern Ireland
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletFar From Home podcast
    Media typeRadio
    Duration/Length/Size40 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/04/2021
    DescriptionPodcast about travel and society by US-based producer, Scott Gurion
    Producer/AuthorScottt Gurion
    URLhttps://radiopublic.com/far-from-home-WznAYN/s1!89e1d
    PersonsDon Duncan
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  • Podcast
  • northern ireland
  • Good Friday Agreement
  • sectarianism
  • peace
  • Peace walls
  • nationalists
  • loyalists
  • Brexit Northern Ireland
  • brexit

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